him that he declined an offer from the 17th army for delivery of one more infantry battalion to aug ##ment his forces . ka ##wa ##guchi believed that there were only about 2 @ , @ 000 u . s . marines on gu ##ada ##lc ##anal . during this time , van ##de ##gr ##if ##t continued to direct efforts to strengthen and improve the defenses of the lung ##a perimeter . between 21 august and 3 september , he relocated three marine battalions — including the 1st raider battalion , under u . s . lieutenant colonel merritt a . eds ##on ( eds ##on ' s raiders ) , and the 1st parachute battalion — from tu ##lag ##i and ga ##vu ##tu to gu
him that he declined an offer from the 17th army for delivery of one more infantry battalion to augment his forces. kawaguchi believed that there were only about 2 @, @ 000 u. s. marines on guadalcanal. during this time, vandegrift continued to direct efforts to strengthen and improve the defenses of the lunga perimeter. between 21 august and 3 september, he relocated three marine battalions — including the 1st raider battalion, under u. s. lieutenant colonel merritt a. edson ( edson's raiders ), and the 1st parachute battalion — from tulagi and gavutu to gu